The problem does not lie with renewable energy per se, the problem lies with a national neglect of power infrastructure for the past 30 years. http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/verve/_resources/tci_electricitypricesthefacts_april2011.pdf
Now it all needs to be updated at once, so energy companies put up their prices to pay for it.
If renewable energy were implemented sensibly, it shouldn't affect retail power prices.
